Former Makeup Artist Calls Out WWE For Gender Pay Gap

– Former makeup artist Stella Kae has called out WWE for pay inequality between genders. Kay, who previously did makeup for WWE and has also done makeup work for shows like America’s Next Top Model, The Apprentice, Braxton Family Values, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, posted to twitter asking if WWE will ever address equal pay for women. She noted, “They risk their lives and bodies just the same to make SUBSTANTIALLY less than male talent.”

She continued on to talk about the highest-paid male and female athletes and addressed a point from a fan stating that women shouldn’t have equal pay because they don’t earn equal pay-per-view buys for the company. You can see her posts below:

As people become more socially aware in this country, I wonder if WWE will ever address equal pay for women. 🤔

— Stella Kae (@stellakae) January 9, 2018

They risk their lives and bodies just the same to make SUBSTANTIALLY less than male talent.

— Stella Kae (@stellakae) January 9, 2018

They’d have to be given everyone merch and equal opportunity off top to gauge that fairly.

— Stella Kae (@stellakae) January 9, 2018

Estimated 2017 WWE earnings (reportedly)

Top male: $12m
Top female: $400k

Interesting.

— Stella Kae (@stellakae) January 9, 2018

I’ve heard rumors that there are women on tv still on NXT starting packages of like 45k 🤷🏽‍♀️🙃 #timesup

— Stella Kae (@stellakae) January 9, 2018

It’s speculated that NXT men are making more than main roster women 🧐

— Stella Kae (@stellakae) January 9, 2018